Review of Midnight Confessions (Virgin River #10.5) by Robyn Carr

Midnight Confessions is book 10.5 in the series Virgin River.

Sunny Archer is pressured to go to the New Year's bash at Jack's Bar in Virgin River by her uncle Nathaniel and his fiancee Annie. One year ago today, Sunny got left at the altar, and she's in no mood to celebrate.

Drew Foley is a med school resident staying at his brother-in-law's cabin outside Virgin River to get in some uninterrupted studying before he has to return to his studies in L.A. in January. He's nursing his own heartbreak, but ready to move on.

When Sunny arrives at the bar, she's determined not to have fun, but Drew wants otherwise. The two confess their troubles as it approaches midnight, and wonder if this is just a nice evening or the start of something new.

Midnight Confessions is a novella included in the book 'Tis the Season.

To have a book, albeit a novella, with the third Foley sibling was great. As soon as Drew was introduced, I grew much more excited about the story. Marcie Sullivan was in A Virgin River Christmas, and Erin Foley was in Moonlight Road. And Sunny's uncle Nathaniel and his fiancee are the main characters of the other novella in this volume, Under the Christmas Tree. Interconnected relationships like this are one reason I adore reading romance series over stand-alone novels.

I couldn't help wishing I had much more time with these two. The story focused on their losses in love with the hint of hope between them. I would have liked to see that hope blossom. I hope they return in future books so we can see how they're doing.

It's hard to get truly attached to someone when all they're doing is complaining or describing their sorrows, though I could feel for them. This was especially the case with Sunny. Drew had much more perspective on his breakup and was well on his way to getting over it, but Sunny had held onto the pain for a long time. Everyone grieves differently, and it wasn't a normal breakup—her groom didn't show up on her wedding day.

While I wasn't super attached to the characters, I got invested in their evening together, wanting it to work out. It was a fun read, though not up to par with the rest of Robyn Carr's work.

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